{"id":12347,"date":"2026-09-12T16:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=12347"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:52:21","slug":"haiku-of-the-week-archives-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=12347","title":{"rendered":"Haiku of the Week Archives: August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>August 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Back to sunshine after yesterday&#8217;s monsoon&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Relentless blue sky.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nSun beats down mercilessly.<br \/>\nHazy wisps of cloud.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(28\/08\/26)<\/p>\n<p>*********************************************************<\/p>\n<p><i>Sceacha ra na crainn&#8230;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hawthorn flowering on the hills&#8230;&nbsp; &nbsp;(from July)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Beosceacha troma&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Blossomed heaviness&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nina n\u00e9al &#8216;r Bharr na Gaoi&#8217;.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;in clouds on Barr na Gaoithe.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nBonn binn ag br\u00fachtach.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sweet scent billowing.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(21\/08\/26)<\/p>\n<p>*********************<\/p>\n<p><i>An iomarca bogthaise&#8230;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The humidity has overflowed &#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Leacht\u00e1n f\u00e9ir anseo.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The grass is flattened.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nF\u00e1lta crochta le seoda.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hedges are hung with diamonds.<br \/>\nDeora D\u00e9 ag gol.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8216;<i>God&#8217;s tears<\/i>&#8216; are weeping.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(14\/08\/26)<\/p>\n<p>*********************<\/p>\n<p><i>The amazing weather continues&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Myriad grasses&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nBack-lit by a slanting sun.<br \/>\nSummer evening.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(07\/08\/26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2026 Back to sunshine after yesterday&#8217;s monsoon&#8230; Relentless blue sky.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sun beats down mercilessly. 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